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mainframe

[meyn-freym] / ˈmeɪnˌfreɪm /
NOUN
central processing unit
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“It was a shot to the heart and the chest and the mainframe with Luka,” James told reporters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“The mainframe serves as the backbone for the world’s largest enterprises managing the most complex and critical workloads,” Woodring wrote, ticking off banking systems, airline reservations, and transaction processing as a few examples.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

In his view, although alternatives have been available for decades, clients are sticking with mainframe for a host of reasons: reliability and speed advantages, better cost efficiency at scale, and security such as quantum-safe encryption.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“Software and mainframe performance supported strong results for what many consider a defensive name,” said JPMorgan analyst Brian Essex, who rates the stock a neutral.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Instead, Lakeside installed what was called an ASR-33 Teletype, which was a time-sharing terminal with a direct link to a mainframe computer in downtown Seattle.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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